Senate Bill S1156

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Permits employees of authorized organizations to operate games of chance

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S1156 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5391
Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§189 & 195-c, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6485
2013-2014: A2679
2015-2016: S5518, A5230, A8175
2017-2018: S1881, A335
2019-2020: S4034, A635
2021-2022: S1646, A4390

2023-S1156 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits employees of authorized organizations to operate games of chance.

2023-S1156 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1156 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1156
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. SKOUFIS, HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Racing,  Gaming
   and Wagering
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the general municipal law, in relation to employees of
   authorized organizations operating games of chance

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 10 and 11 of section 189 of the general munic-
 ipal  law, as amended by chapter 574 of the laws of 1978, are amended to
 read as follows:
   10. No person except a bona fide member OR EMPLOYEE  of  the  licensed
 authorized  organization  shall  participate  in  the management of such
 games; no person except a bona fide member OR EMPLOYEE of  the  licensed
 authorized organization, its auxiliary or affiliated organization, shall
 participate  in  the operation of such game, as set forth in section one
 hundred ninety-five-c of this article.
   11. No person OTHER THAN AN EMPLOYEE shall  receive  any  remuneration
 for participating in the management or operation of any such game.
   § 2. Section 195-c of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter
 252 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
   §  195-c.  [1.]  Persons operating games; equipment; expenses; compen-
 sation.  1. No person shall operate any game of chance under any license
 issued under this article except a bona fide member OR EMPLOYEE  of  the
 authorized  organization  to which the license is issued, or a bona fide
 member OR EMPLOYEE of an organization or association which is an  auxil-
 iary  to  the licensee or a bona fide member OR EMPLOYEE of an organiza-
 tion or association of which such licensee is an  auxiliary  or  a  bona
 fide  member  OR  EMPLOYEE  of  an  organization or association which is
 affiliated with the licensee by being, with  it,  auxiliary  to  another
 organization  or association. Nothing herein shall be construed to limit
 the number of games of chance licensees for whom such persons may  oper-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03728-01-3
              

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